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A History of Ethical Humanist Religion
Like other books on Humanism that I have read recently, this book focuses on the history of the movement with particular attention to those events experienced by the author.The author promotes Ethical Culture and Humanism but his background leans toward the former.As the focus is on the history, the coverage of the beliefs is a bit vague.I would recommend this book to anyone interested in the history of Ethical Culture or Humanism as a religion. ... Read more

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This book introduces major philosophical theories and issues in the context of the contemporary debate about the so-called culture wars in American society. It is designed to make these theories come alive as they are related to these vital contemporary concerns and to provide a framework within which to assess the ongoing debate about the future direction of Western culture. As a book in ethical theory, it is designed to provide the framework for clear and comprehensive thinking about our cultural development. Classical ethical positions like cultural relativism, emotivism, egoism, hedonism, utilitarianism and theorists like Kant are introduced and assessed. The contemporary theorists John Rawls and Alasdair MacIntyre are given extensive treatment and made accessible to the introductory student in philosophy. "Culture War and Ethical Theory" exhibits a non-ptolemical tone as it relates these theories, for heuristic purposes, to the contrasting perspective of fundamentalism and secular humanism. These two viewpoints are treated fairly without pretense of thorough exposition. They were chosen because they set the contemporary debate in stark relief. Thus, they assist the reader in understanding the relationship of philosophical reflection to commonly held perspectives. ... Read more

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hats off - and an offer
A useful guide - intelligent and thorough without cumbersome complexity. Please, though - please! - pay me to edit your book! ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Strategic Finance, published by Thomson Gale on November 1, 2006. The length of the article is 1286 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The value of an ethical corporate culture.
Author: Curtis C. Verschoor
Publication: Strategic Finance (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Page: 21(2)

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Working Across Cultures was the general theme of the 9thAnnual Conference of the European Business Ethics Network (EBEN),which took place at the Lufthansa Training Center, Seeheim, Germany,in September 1996. Representatives from both the business scene anddifferent academic disciplines discussed perspectives for ethicalsolutions of managing dilemmas in a world of cultural diversity, wherediffering norms and values are at the heart of all activities ofmultinational corporations.
Among the multifaceted discussion, three special focuses attractedparticular attention. The first highlight was set by Peter Duncan, CEOof Shell Germany, who addressed the conference theme with thebackground of Shell's dramatic experiences in the Brent Spar andNigeria affairs.
Second, renowned experts discussed the problem of internationalcorruption, which was significantly introduced with a keynote addressby Hon. Frene Ginwala, Speaker of the South African Republic'sParliament. Third, the role of values in corporate transformation wasdebated from the perspective of leading European firms.
This book is a collection of the most interesting and topicalpresentations of the conference, which should be of interest forbusiness and academic people who are concerned with ethical advancesin intercultural business activities. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from National Defense, published by Thomson Gale on August 1, 2007. The length of the article is 845 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Building an ethical culture from the top.(ETHICS CORNER)(Lockheed Martin Corp.)(Company overview)
Author: Brian Sears
Publication: National Defense (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 92Issue: 645Page: 75(1)

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A Valuable View into a Critical Period for the Ethical Culture Movement
"An Evaluation of the Philosophy and Pedagogy of Ethical Culture" is a disseration by Samuel Frederick Bacon for Catholic University.
The thesis was written in 1933, the year Felix Adler, the Ethical Movement founder, died. Adler was a powerful force for the movement, and a philosophical leader respected widely.His death was a blow to the Movement which had by then many leaders, but none that could match his singular influence.

The thesis is a thorough review of Ethical Culture's views and educational practices. Bacon confessed he didn't understand exactly Adler's more complex theories, but also points out that almost nobody else--including the leaders of the Movement--comprehended them either. He also described the various leaders at the time, whose views ranged widely.

Bacon gives a good solid Catholic criticism of the Movement's philosophy (but it wasn't emotional or harsh, like modern discourse), and suggested the Catholic Church could learn from the Ethical Culture's educational system (which, at the time was amazingly progressive, and whose attributes has been widely adopted). He also recommended that priests speak on "Bringing out the Best in Others, and Thereby Ourselves," since it was a good reformulation of the Golden Rule. Bacon was clear that these good ideas of Ethical Culture had could be adopted without damage to the Church.

I was impressed most by two aspects of Bacon's dissertation:

First, the hard work the author put into understanding the Ethical Culture Movement by reading its material and talking to members. No secondary sources for him. He could also apparently read German, and even made reference to the German Society for Ethical Culture, which didn't survive the Nazi period.

Second, the author, although he fundamentally disagreed with the philosophy, was quite willing to explain its position, and never was harsh or unfair in his critiques.

Frankly, his thesis is far superior in research, thought, analysis, and dispassionate writing than many popular books on religion.Bacon also apparently wrote a review of Scouting which I have not read, but I'm sure would be interesting and valuable to those interested in education, scouting, and history.

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This digital document is an article from Strategic Finance, published by Thomson Gale on December 1, 2005. The length of the article is 1202 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Ethical culture: most important barrier to ethical misconduct.(Ethics)
Author: Curtis C. Verschoor
Publication: Strategic Finance (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Page: 19(2)

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This digital document is an article from Strategic Finance, published by Institute of Management Accountants on May 1, 2006. The length of the article is 3483 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Creating an ethical culture: values-based ethics programs can help employees judge right from wrong.(MCI Inc.)(Cover story)
Author: David Gebler
Publication: Strategic Finance (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 2006
Publisher: Institute of Management Accountants
Page: 29(6)

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